“The imagination has been called, “The Scissors of The Mind,” and it is ever cutting, cutting, day by day, the pictures man sees there, and sooner or later he meets his own creations in his outer world. To train the imagination successfully, man must understand the workings of the mind. The Greeks said, “Know Thyself.”

There are three departments of the mind, the subconscious, conscious and superconscious. The subconscious, is simple power, without direction. It is like steam or electricity, and it does what it is directed to do; it has no power of induction.

Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.

The conscious mind has been called the mortal or carnal mind. It is the human mind and sees life as it appears to be. It sees death, sickness, poverty and limitation of every kind, and it impresses the subconscious.

The superconscious mind is the God Mind within each man, and is the realm of perfect ideas. In it, is the “perfect pattern” spoken of by Plato, The Divine Design; for there is a Divine Design for each person.

“There is a place you are to fill and no one else can fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do.”

There is a perfect picture of this in the superconscious mind. It usually flashes across the conscious as an unattainable ideal – “something too good to be true.” In reality it is man’s true destiny flashed to him from the Infinite Intelligence which is within himself.

Many people, however, are in ignorance of their true destinies and are striving for things and situations which do not belong to them, and would only bring failure and dissatisfaction if attained.

Jesus Christ said, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you,” and he said the Kingdom was within man.

The Kingdom is the realm of right ideas, or the divine pattern.”

“Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.” (Mat.7:7)

“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game. It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law. The Old and the New Testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness. Jesus Christ taught it was a great game of Giving and Receiving.

Whatever a man sends out in word or deed will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.If he gives hate, he will receive hate; if he gives love, he will receive love, if he gives criticism, he will receive criticism, if he lies he will be lied to; if he cheats he will be cheated. We are taught also, the imaging faculty plays a leading part in the game of life.

“Keep thy heart (or imagination) with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” (Prov. 4:23)

This means what man images, sooner or later externalizes in his affairs. So we see, to play successfully the game of life, we must train the imaging faculty. A person with an imaging faculty trained to image only good, brings into his life “every righteous desire of his heart” – health, wealth, love, friends, perfect self-expression, his highest ideals.

The imagination has been called, “The Scissors of The Mind,” and it is ever cutting, cutting, day by day, the pictures man sees there, and sooner or later he meets his own creations in his outer world. To train the imagination successfully, man must understand the workings of the mind. The Greeks said, “Know Thyself.”

The answer lies within. May you have the courage to look sincerely and discover your truth and highest possibilities.

We build lasting relationships and intimacy and create great value by paying attention and being present in the moment. When lecturing, pleading and arguing fail to carry our point across, giving our focused attention will. It may be challenging to give your full attention in a fast-moving world filled with distractions, enticements and technology. And the more distractions there are, the more precious and valuable your presence and attention becomes.

Give something to others which is one hundred percent you – go total. Give the gift of your gentle and focused attention.

There are people all around you yearning to be heard, seen, acknowledged, recognized, appreciated and loved. When you are present with them, you enrich their lives as well as your own.

Be here and live in the moment. Follow your intuition. Active listening and true communication can be achieved and helps to bring us into the present moment. This is when the magic happens.

Even if you have nothing else to give, you can always give your sincere, focused attention – your love, energy and beingness. It will definitely be welcomed and treasured as it brings light to the world.

Miracles are possible, spread the word. Take life one step at a time and do what is in front of you. A to B, B to C, C to D, etc. Take care of the present moment and your future will be assured.

“Life is a song… sing it.Life is a game… play it.Life is a challenge… meet it.Life is a dream… realize it.Life is a sacrifice… offer it.Life is love… enjoy it.”

Sai Baba

There is so much to be thankful for in our lives. As the New Year is upon us, acknowledge all of your blessings for the past year and ask for Health, Wealth and Perfect Self-Expression for 2015.

Lee Papier

Lee Papier is a business and life coach in the human potential field. For 30 years he has studied what motivates human/spiritual beings. His life passion focuses on inspiring people to grow, awaken and actualize their divine potential.

As co-founder of the Power of Acknowledgement organization in the eighties, Lee and his mentor, Michael Wyman shared a powerful technology to uplift people to achieve their dreams. In 1985, Lee and Michael served as motivational coaches for the New York Rangers working directly with Craig Patrick, who was assistant coach on the legendary 1980 US Olympic Hockey team.

Lee also founded Insights to Excellence, Inc., a sales and management consulting and training organization. He developed and presented seminars designed to empower people to actualize their full potential, both personally and professionally.

Lee's has two passions. As The MEGA Coach, his focus is to inspire people to live the divine plan of their lives. In addition, Lee is a Wealth Advisor in financial services and retirement planning. He provides effective financial solutions that guarantee protection, security and financial freedom.

Lee graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Rochester and an MBA in Finance and Human Resource Management from the University of San Diego.

Lee uplifts people to make each day a masterpiece. In his blog, Have A Magnificent Day!, Lee offers daily boosts of inspiration to help you start your day with a ray of hope and positive thoughts.